(PICTON, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Belleville resident following a child luring investigation.
Officers began an investigation in mid-March after receiving reports of alleged luring and sexual offences.
As a result, Kaitlin FARRELL, 32 years old of Belleville, has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Sexual assault on a person under 16 years of age
- Sexual interference
- Luring a person under 16 years of age by means of telecommunication
- Invitation to sexual touching under 16 years of age
Additionally, the accused was charged with supplying vapour product to a minor under the Smoke Free Ontario Act, 2017.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Picton at a later date.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca. Information can also be reported through cybertip.ca.